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Category: Gun Violence

As A Mother of Color, I Want More Gun Safety Laws, Not Armed Teachers

November 18, 2022

By Topacio Marrero

Gov. DeSantis is putting our children at risk by trying to implement laws to arm teachers, despite what Florida parents want.

Georgia’s Unsafe Gun Laws Shut Down Annual Music Festival

September 14, 2022

By Amani Southerland

A new open carry law on public land forced the cancellation of the Music Midtown Festival this year. But the dangerous bill is likely to have much worse casualties than a concert.

Some Cities Treat Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis. Should Memphis?

April 15, 2022

By Carrington J. Tatum

‘Imagine if the resources that we brought to bear to cover COVID were brought to bear on gun violence prevention,’ says the Shelby County health director.

A NIGHTMARE OF RACIAL ANIMOSITY OVERTAKING AMERICA

September 6, 2019

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

A bad dream is a bad experience. But a truly terrible experience occurs when a bad dream feels like a premonition. Judging by media stories, online commentary and conversations with…

The Attack on a Muslim Mosque Mirrors Other Hate Crimes

April 9, 2019

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

I’ve been pretty wrecked most of March as I read about the mass shooting in New Zealand.    The man arrested for carrying out the mosque attacks in what has…

The Assassination of Martin Luther King, and America’s Addiction to Gun Violence

April 5, 2019

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

April 4. The date of MLK’s assassination returns – as it always does to haunt us. April 4th, 1968 remains a guilty shadow lingering over American history. King is honored…

The forced trajectory of Trinita Farmer, mother of police homicide victim, Tashii Brown

July 31, 2018

By Nissa Tzun

“He was very creative,” said Trinita Farmer about her son, Tashii Brown, during an interview in her home on March 4, 2018.  Farmer was eager to exhibit his work, which…

In Florida, we are voting to change the status-quo

July 20, 2018

By Maliha Kareem

With life changing decisions on the ballot, young people in Florida are gearing up for the 2018 elections to hold everyone accountable and make profound changes in our state’s Constitution….

Justice for marginalized communities not a factor in filling SCOTUS seat; it’s up to us to vote, voice our concerns now

July 10, 2018

By Alaina Beverly

Whether you care about voting rights, affirmative action, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights and especially a woman’s right to control her own body, filling retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s…

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